Francesca Arundale - Revision history

Alex Audziayuk: removed "great" from "great-aunt" and "great-nephew". Arundale

2026-05-21T13:16:46Z

removed "great" from "great-aunt" and "great-nephew". Arundale

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	[[File:Francesca Arundale.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Francesca Arundale]]		[[File:Francesca Arundale.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Francesca Arundale]]
	'''Francesca Arundale''' was an early member of the [[Theosophical Society]], and a close friend of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] and [[Annie Besant]]. She was also the ~~great-~~aunt and adoptive mother of [[George S. Arundale]]. In her correspondence, HPB referred to her as "Fanny."		'''Francesca Arundale''' was an early member of the [[Theosophical Society]], and a close friend of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] and [[Annie Besant]]. She was also the aunt and adoptive mother of [[George S. Arundale]]. In her correspondence, HPB referred to her as "Fanny."

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
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	== Later years and death ==		== Later years and death ==

	Miss Arundale lived to see [[George S. Arundale]], her ~~great-~~nephew and adopted son, as a leader in the Theosophical Society, but not to see him succeed [[Annie Besant]] as the third president of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)]] in 1934. She died at Adyar on [[March 23]], 1924 in the presence of [[Annie Besant]].<ref>"Arundale, Miss Francesca E.",''The International Theosophical Year Book, 1938,'' 46.</ref><ref>Joseph Ross, ''Krotona in the Ojai Valley'' Volume 4, 1923-1926 (Ojai, California: Ojai Printing and Publishing, 2009), 145.</ref>		Miss Arundale lived to see [[George S. Arundale]], her nephew and adopted son, as a leader in the Theosophical Society, but not to see him succeed [[Annie Besant]] as the third president of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)]] in 1934. She died at Adyar on [[March 23]], 1924 in the presence of [[Annie Besant]].<ref>"Arundale, Miss Francesca E.",''The International Theosophical Year Book, 1938,'' 46.</ref><ref>Joseph Ross, ''Krotona in the Ojai Valley'' Volume 4, 1923-1926 (Ojai, California: Ojai Printing and Publishing, 2009), 145.</ref>

	== Writings ==		== Writings ==

Janet Kerschner at 13:23, 23 May 2025

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	* '''"Record of Some Phenomena Transcribed from the original in the Archives of the Society for Psychical Research."''' Narrative available at [http://blavatskyarchives.com/arundale1884.htm Blavatsky Archives], with the introduction, "A portion of this narrative was quoted in Proceedings of the S.P.R. (London), Volume III, 1885, pp. 387-388. This online edition is reprinted by permission of the Society for Psychical Research, London."		* '''"Record of Some Phenomena Transcribed from the original in the Archives of the Society for Psychical Research."''' Narrative available at [http://blavatskyarchives.com/arundale1884.htm Blavatsky Archives], with the introduction, "A portion of this narrative was quoted in Proceedings of the S.P.R. (London), Volume III, 1885, pp. 387-388. This online edition is reprinted by permission of the Society for Psychical Research, London."

	~~For a~~ '''~~list of~~ articles ~~written~~ by ~~and about Miss~~ Arundale'''~~, see~~ [~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=Francesca+Arundale&~~method~~=~~exact Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals~~]		The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists:
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Francesca+Arundale&s=title 29 articles by Francesca Arundale]'''.
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Francesca+Arundale&s=title 19 articles about Francesca Arundale]'''.

	== Articles ==		== Articles ==

SysopJ: /* Writings */

2025-05-19T22:08:10Z

Writings

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	== Writings ==		== Writings ==

	Miss Arundale wrote several books and many articles. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=Francesca+Arundale&~~method~~=~~all~~ 29 articles by Francesca Arundale]''' and '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Francesca+Arundale&s=title 19 articles about her].		Miss Arundale wrote several books and many articles. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Francesca+Arundale&s=author 29 articles by Francesca Arundale]''' and '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Francesca+Arundale&s=title 19 articles about her]'''.

	She wrote an account of her friendship with [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]], '''''My Guest, H.P. Blavatsky'''''. It was published in 1932 at the Theosophical Publishing House in Adyar.		She wrote an account of her friendship with [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]], '''''My Guest, H.P. Blavatsky'''''. It was published in 1932 at the Theosophical Publishing House in Adyar.

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2025-05-16T21:38:16Z

Writings

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	== Writings ==		== Writings ==

	Miss Arundale wrote several books and many articles. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Francesca+Arundale&method=all 48 articles] ~~by or~~ about her. She wrote an account of her friendship with [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]], '''''My Guest, H.P. Blavatsky'''''. It was published in 1932 at the Theosophical Publishing House in Adyar.		Miss Arundale wrote several books and many articles. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Francesca+Arundale&method=all 29 articles by Francesca Arundale]''' and '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Francesca+Arundale&s=title 19 articles about her].

			She wrote an account of her friendship with [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]], '''''My Guest, H.P. Blavatsky'''''. It was published in 1932 at the Theosophical Publishing House in Adyar.

	She also wrote:		She also wrote:

SysopJ at 01:36, 30 June 2024

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	[[File:Francesca Arundale.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Francesca Arundale]]		[[File:Francesca Arundale.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Francesca Arundale]]
	'''Francesca Arundale''' was an early member of the [[Theosophical Society]], and a close friend of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] and [[Annie Besant]]. She was also the great-aunt and adoptive mother of [[George S. Arundale]].		'''Francesca Arundale''' was an early member of the [[Theosophical Society]], and a close friend of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] and [[Annie Besant]]. She was also the great-aunt and adoptive mother of [[George S. Arundale]]. In her correspondence, HPB referred to her as "Fanny."

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==

SysopJ: /* Spiritualism and Theosophical Society involvement */

2024-04-04T04:03:47Z

Spiritualism and Theosophical Society involvement

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	After [[Laura C. Holloway\|Holloway]] arrived in London from Paris on 13 June 1884, [[Koot Hoomi\|[Mahatma] KH]] wanted her to work with [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji\|Mohini]] on their book at the house of Mary Anne Arundale, who lived with her daughter, Francesca, at 77 Elgin Crescent; Blavatsky, too, stayed there when she arrived in London shortly afterwards.<ref>David Pratt, ["Laura Holloway, Theosophy and the Mahatmas" http://davidpratt,info/holloway.htm] January, 2014.</ref>		After [[Laura C. Holloway\|Holloway]] arrived in London from Paris on 13 June 1884, [[Koot Hoomi\|[Mahatma] KH]] wanted her to work with [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji\|Mohini]] on their book at the house of Mary Anne Arundale, who lived with her daughter, Francesca, at 77 Elgin Crescent; Blavatsky, too, stayed there when she arrived in London shortly afterwards.<ref>David Pratt, ["Laura Holloway, Theosophy and the Mahatmas" http://davidpratt,info/holloway.htm] January, 2014.</ref>
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			When the [[Order of the Star in the East]] was formed, she was one of the first members.<ref>Joseph Ross, ''Krotona in the Ojai Valley'' Volume 4, 1923-1926 (Ojai, California: Ojai Printing and Publishing, 2009), 145.</ref>

	== Mahatma Letters ==		== Mahatma Letters ==

SysopJ: /* Later years and death */

2024-04-04T04:02:20Z

Later years and death

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	== Later years and death ==		== Later years and death ==

	Miss Arundale lived to see [[George S. Arundale]], her great-nephew and adopted son, as a leader in the Theosophical Society, but not to see him succeed [[Annie Besant]] as the third president of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)]] in 1934. She died at Adyar on [[March 23]], 1924.<ref>"Arundale, Miss Francesca E.",''The International Theosophical Year Book, 1938,'' 46.</ref>		Miss Arundale lived to see [[George S. Arundale]], her great-nephew and adopted son, as a leader in the Theosophical Society, but not to see him succeed [[Annie Besant]] as the third president of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)]] in 1934. She died at Adyar on [[March 23]], 1924 in the presence of [[Annie Besant]].<ref>"Arundale, Miss Francesca E.",''The International Theosophical Year Book, 1938,'' 46.</ref><ref>Joseph Ross, ''Krotona in the Ojai Valley'' Volume 4, 1923-1926 (Ojai, California: Ojai Printing and Publishing, 2009), 145.</ref>

	== Writings ==		== Writings ==

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2023-11-26T23:13:42Z

Articles

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	== Articles ==		== Articles ==
	*[~~http~~://theosophy.ph/~~encyclo~~/~~index.php?title=Arundale,_Francesca_E.#~~ Francesca Arundale ] ~~at Theosopedia~~		* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/arundale-francesca-e Francesca Arundale] in Theosophy World.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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SysopJ at 14:44, 15 June 2022

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	[[Category:Received Mahatma Letters\|Arundale, Francesca]]		[[Category:Received Mahatma Letters\|Arundale, Francesca]]
	[[Category:Co-Masons\|Arundale, Francesca]]		[[Category:Co-Masons\|Arundale, Francesca]]
			[[Category:SPR members\|Arundale, Francesca]]
	[[Category:Nationality English\|Arundale, Francesca]]		[[Category:Nationality English\|Arundale, Francesca]]
	[[Category:People\|Arundale, Francesca]]		[[Category:People\|Arundale, Francesca]]

SysopJ: /* Later years and death */

2019-10-22T18:46:34Z

Later years and death

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	== Later years and death ==		== Later years and death ==

	Miss Arundale lived to see [[George S. Arundale]], her great-nephew and adopted son, as a leader in the Theosophical Society, but not to see him succeed [[Annie Besant]] as the third president of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)]] in 1934. She died at Adyar on [[March 23]], 1924.		Miss Arundale lived to see [[George S. Arundale]], her great-nephew and adopted son, as a leader in the Theosophical Society, but not to see him succeed [[Annie Besant]] as the third president of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)]] in 1934. She died at Adyar on [[March 23]], 1924.<ref>"Arundale, Miss Francesca E.",''The International Theosophical Year Book, 1938,'' 46.</ref>

	== Writings ==		== Writings ==

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	[[Category:Received Mahatma Letters\|Arundale, Francesca]]		[[Category:Received Mahatma Letters\|Arundale, Francesca]]
	[[Category:Co-Masons\|Arundale, Francesca]]		[[Category:Co-Masons\|Arundale, Francesca]]
			[[Category:SPR members\|Arundale, Francesca]]
	[[Category:Nationality English\|Arundale, Francesca]]		[[Category:Nationality English\|Arundale, Francesca]]
	[[Category:People\|Arundale, Francesca]]		[[Category:People\|Arundale, Francesca]]